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The Roman god Janus was depicted as having 2 heads - one looking forward and one looking backward. He was the god of beginnings and endings, thus the month of January is named after him. So, the janitor was the person whose main duty was opening and closing doors and his patron was Janus.

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Q: What Latin word is 'janitor' derived from?
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